RN - PTU/PACU, Santa Monica Surgery Center

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RN - PTU/PACU, Santa Monica Surgery Center

General Information

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Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Work Schedule Monday - Friday 1100 - 2130; variable day off

Posted Date 10/23/2026

Salary Range: $65.76 - 97.76 Hourly

Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career

Duration Indefinite

Job # 32502

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Become a key member of a world-class health organization. Contribute to the delivery of Magnet® designated nursing excellence. Take your career to the next level. Ucan do all this and more at UCLA Health. In this exciting and rewarding position, you will provide exceptional nursing care for our patients at the Outpatient Surgery Center in Santa Monica PTU and PACU. The PTU/PACU RN provides comprehensive preoperative and postoperative care for patients undergoing surgical and invasive procedures. Responsibilities include performing patient assessments, preparing patients for procedures, monitoring recovery from anesthesia, managing pain and postoperative complications, administering medications, and providing patient and family education. The RN collaborates with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality patient care and efficient patient flow. The role requires strong critical thinking, clinical assessment skills, and the ability to provide safe, compassionate care in a fast-paced perioperative environment.

Job Qualifications

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Please ensure your resume and application clearly specify the unit(s) you have worked on as part of your work experience

We're seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated nursing professional with:

Current valid California RN license required.

BSN or MSN required.

Minimum of 2 years of previous/recent RN experience in PACU or critical care unit.

BLS, ACLS from American Red Cross or American Heart Association required.

PALS within 6 months of hire.

Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis.

Ability to perform historical, physical and behavioral patient assessments.

Ability to push, pull, lift, up to 35 lbs.

Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plans activity involving patients, family and staff.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

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